OPENING UP
When: First quarter, 4:58 remaining
Score: Scoreless
Situation: The Vikings had second-and-6 from their own 39.
The play: QB Christian Ponder (7) lofted a pass down the sideline that Percy Harvin (12) caught for a 45-yard gain before being tackled by CB Alterraun Verner (20) and S Michael Griffin (33).
The result: The Vikings scored on Harvin's 4-yard run four plays later.
INJURED SIMPSON SHUT OUT